Tennessee Appeals Court Says Notice For Meeting On Controversial Mosque's Site Plan Was Adequate

In Fisher v. Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission, (TN App., May 29, 2013), a Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's holding that Rutherford County had given inadequate public notice of a meeting which approved the site plan for the controversial Murfreesboro mosque. The court rejected the trial court's conclusion that special notice was required because of the public interest in the mosque's application. The appeals court decision has little practical effect in the actual case since as a result of federal litigation the mosque has been completed and is now in use. The Murfreesboro Post reports on the decision.